FINIS.
BOOKS ON DECORATIVE NEEDLEWORK.
Just published, price 6s. 6d. a fifth and cheaper Edition,
CONSIDERABLY ENLARGED, WITH NUMEROUS EXTRA ENGRAVINGS,
THE
HAND-BOOK OF NEEDLEWORK,
DECORATIVE AND ORNAMENTAL,
Including Patterns and Directions, entirely
new, for Crochet, Knitting, and Netting,
with a brief Historical Account
of each Art.
BY
MISS LAMBERT.
CONTENTS:
- History of the Art of Needlework.
- History and Manufacture of Tapestry.
- Various Materials employed for Needlework.
- Wool.—Its use, with an Account of its various Kinds and Qualities.
- Silk.—Its use under various forms and denominations.
- Gold and Silver as employed for Needlework.
- Chenille, Braids, etc., and their Application.
- Canvas.—Their various kinds, sizes, qualities, and uses, illustrated by Diagrams.
- Berlin Patterns.—Their Uses and Defects.
- Various Implements used in the Art.
- Drawing Designs, Pouncing and Tracing Patterns for Embroidery, Braiding, Canvas work, etc.
- Framing Canvas and all other Materials.
- Embroidery.—The practice of the Art in its several Branches.
- A Description of the principal Stitches, and the mode of Working them.
- Canvas Work in its several Branches.
- Braiding, Appliqué, and Bead Work.
- Crochet, with Directions for Working various Patterns and Articles.
- Knitting, with Directions for Working various Patterns and Articles.
- Netting, with Directions for Working various Patterns and Articles.
- Church Needlework.
- Needlework of the English Queens and Princesses.
- Conclusion. ‘The Praise of the Needle.’
HAND-BOOK OF NEEDLEWORK.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.